Former US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney exits Senate with reminder of political principlesChamber hears a compelling grace note from departing figure of the old Republican PartySat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Bearing thrifts: Elon Musk targets Washington waste with his ‘naughty and nice list’Richest man in the world meets politicians on Capitol Hill to discuss his plans to trim some $2 trillion from federal government spendingFri Dec 06 2024 - 07:10
‘Inordinately unqualified’: Trump’s US defence secretary nominee battles allegations of sexual assault, harassment and drunken behaviourFormer Fox host Pete Hegseth’s professional record and private life have been heavily scrutinisedThu Dec 05 2024 - 07:22
Is Donald Trump chasing Ireland’s corporate tax boom?It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is realThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Analysis: Joe Biden's pardon for son Hunter shows he no longer has faith in the systemThanksgiving pardon comes in advance of sentencing of president’s son for illegal possession of handgun and tax evasionMon Dec 02 2024 - 06:31
Podcast giant Joe Rogan may have played key role in US elections Donald Trump profitably chatted to influential figure with broad church audience just days before the vote when Kamala Harris failed to seize the opportunitySat Nov 30 2024 - 05:00
Democrats sift through the debris of a presidential season that went horribly wrongParty is at an impasse: no obvious presidential candidate for 2028 and a dread knowledge that it has been outwitted by a more streetwise and cynical Trump-engineered Republican campaign. AgainFri Nov 29 2024 - 15:01
Sinn Féin’s US political arm raises €366,000 in latest fundraising drive Major building companies and subcontractors in New York and New Jersey among biggest donors to Friends of Sinn FéinThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
In Dallas, X marks the mundane spot that became an inflection point of US historyThe JFK assassination site remains preserved as if in a time warp, as polarisation and heightened political tensions are again to the fore in the United StatesSun Nov 24 2024 - 05:00
The week in US politics: Gaetz fiasco shows Trump he won’t get everything his wayTrump's initial nominee for AG withdraws following further controversy, while his pick for defence secretary Pete Hegseth counters allegation of sexual assaultSat Nov 23 2024 - 05:00
Family of Pat Finucane call for ‘fully independent’ inquiry at Capitol Hill Inquiry should have sufficiently wide terms of reference and should facilitate panel of judges with human rights law experience, Finucane family believesWed Nov 20 2024 - 00:01
‘It is a rough sport’: Katie Taylor floats above ‘dirty’ tactics allegation after win over SerranoBecause of the timing, the depth of what Taylor achieved here may not have fully registered as a genuinely great moment for Irish sportSun Nov 17 2024 - 14:20
Mike Tyson couldn’t turn back time, but he knew that all alongThe former heavyweight boxer was defeated by YouTuber Jake Paul by unanimous decision, but conjured up one last bleak magic actSat Nov 16 2024 - 20:03
Katie Taylor narrowly defeats Amanda Serrano in brutal contestIrish boxer booed by crowd after head clash during controversial bout in TexasSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:31
Long days and busy nights for those in hot pursuit of the American DreamAmerica Letter: ‘It was a punishing schedule, yes, but she was filled with optimism about the future. And she drove like Ayrton Senna’Sat Nov 16 2024 - 05:00
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano set to show true boxing values at strange big-money eventMike Tyson and Jake Paul top the bill in a voyeuristic contest whose appeal may have been overestimatedFri Nov 15 2024 - 12:22
Matt Gaetz perched on the tightrope between political glory and infamyDonald Trump has nominated the Maga folk hero as his attorney general, but Gaetz’s stunning rise may be undone by claims that he paid for sex with a minorFri Nov 15 2024 - 12:01
Keith Duggan: Mike Tyson’s massive payday for Jake Paul fight comes at a priceTyson is set to earn $20 million for fighting Jake Paul in live-streamed event that also features Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano rematchThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:50
Katie Taylor set for record $6m payday on Tyson v Paul Netflix card that has baffled and dismayed many boxing insiders Irish fighter’s biggest payday beckons as she fights Serrano on the undercard of the Netflix-sponsored Tyson-Jake Paul fightWed Nov 13 2024 - 07:00
Democrats play the blame game as the good news keeps rolling in for Republicans Trump on track to retain control of the House and of CongressSun Nov 10 2024 - 19:33
Trump returns to Washington with ‘Drain the Swamp’ intentions still aliveDonald Trump is coming to the capital as an experienced White House operative who has a popular vote mandate, control of the Senate and possibly the HouseSat Nov 09 2024 - 05:00
Why did Donald Trump win the US election? From travelling around the country, it’s clear why his message resonated with votersKeith Duggan: On travels around the country I heard the same thing from so many people – that they were struggling to make ends meetFri Nov 08 2024 - 17:00
Donald Trump returns to power and thrusts America into the unknownRepublicans exultant as Democratic Party left facing a crisis of identity following a comprehensive electoral defeatWed Nov 06 2024 - 23:10
Kamala Harris’s election night party looked perfect – until it wasn’tUS Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won TrumpWed Nov 06 2024 - 21:47
Kamala Harris’s campaign promised much but is now doomed to infamyUS election: Donald Trump stands on the threshold of becoming the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United StatesWed Nov 06 2024 - 10:10
America decides, but fear is that nothing will be resolvedPolling experts and campaigns in the dark as to whether Harris or Trump will be sworn in as 47th presidentMon Nov 04 2024 - 21:53
‘We feel very special’: The industrial town set to play an outsized role in the US electionOn the final day of campaigning, Pennsylvania has become the battleground of a suffocatingly close electionMon Nov 04 2024 - 20:35
US election analysis: Eye-opening Iowa poll shows shift to Kamala Harris in key swing stateAfter months when all big polling companies showed Trump and Harris neck and neck in the seven battleground states, the Iowa poll stands out as sharp and boldSun Nov 03 2024 - 17:17
Harris vs Trump: America teeters on a knife edge ahead of an extraordinary electionUS presidential election has seen the most poisonous campaign in living memory. As election day looms, the national mood is anxiousSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:15
Joe Biden faces a late, cruel humiliation in a tough closing chapter to his presidencyUS president's accomplishments in office continue to make themselves heard even amid US election campaigningSat Nov 02 2024 - 05:00
Harris warns of ‘petty tyrant’ at site where Trump delivered notorious January 6th rallying cryAs symbolic locations go, Harris could not have made a more pointed choice to offer what was billed as her closing message of this extraordinary election campaignWed Oct 30 2024 - 07:03
Donald Trump pledges ‘new golden age’ for America as son of New York takes over the GardenUS election: Puerto Rico is described as ‘floating island of garbage’ by comedian at New York eventMon Oct 28 2024 - 09:10
Battle between CNN and Fox becomes more treacherous with the emergence of new media like Joe Rogan’s podcastUS election: Fox’s pro-Trump slant is often jaw-dropping while CNN is frequently accused of an equally obvious pro-Democrat biasSat Oct 26 2024 - 05:00
Donald Trump is ‘a little bit coarse. But he had good ideas and we had the best economy in 50 years’US presidential election: Door County, Wisconsin, has voted for every successful US presidential candidate since 1996. This time it is split down the middleFri Oct 25 2024 - 14:05
Bittersweet edge in Wisconsin as Barack Obama shows old magic in bid to bolster Blue WallUS Election: The former president is touring crucial heartland states as he tries to boost Kamala Harris’s campaign - and reclaim his own accomplishments from Donald TrumpWed Oct 23 2024 - 07:16
US election: ‘It is going to be a close race… We feel this incredible responsibility to get it right’Irish-American congressman Dan Kildee is about to end his long political career. But first he will try to persuade Michigan voters to side with Kamala Harris in the presidential electionTue Oct 22 2024 - 15:22
Arab-American disillusionment with Democratic Party in Michigan could cost Harris dearly In a key maginal state, the disaffection of some 300,000 residents like prominent lawyer Soujoud Hamade could well tilt the electoral balance in Donald Trump’s favourTue Oct 22 2024 - 05:00
Detroit’s links with Cork are hard to miss in this city with a subtle swagger and self-assuranceIn the heart of Detroit, the city that spawned the Model-T Ford, there is an area called CorktownSun Oct 20 2024 - 05:00
Race and rebirth in Detroit: Trump and Harris face off in key US election battlegroundDetroit has a 78% black population and has become an intense focus for both candidates as election day approachesSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Swing-state governors rallying Democrats to the cause of helping Harris over the lineMichigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will prove key to the presidential election outcome and Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro and Tony Evers are under pressure to deliver for their partyFri Oct 18 2024 - 15:12
Why a small Democratic stronghold in Detroit is deserting Kamala Harris for Donald TrumpUS election: A Republican office has opened in the Democratic stronghold of Hamtramck where the local mayor has endorsed TrumpTue Oct 15 2024 - 13:39
The Democratic movement is worried, Kamala Harris is losing ground with less than a month to goRepublicans have regained traction and the Democrats are worried as US election nearsFri Oct 11 2024 - 17:23
Nobody gets under Donald Trump’s skin like Barack ObamaAppearance by Democratic Party’s ageless daystar of liberty at Pittsburgh rally was a wistful look back at past that seemed infinite with hopeFri Oct 11 2024 - 07:24
Harris says Israel Defense Forces firing at UN positions and peacekeepers ‘utterly unacceptable’White House says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of the IDF firing on UN troopsFri Oct 11 2024 - 06:00
‘Intimidatory behaviour’ by Israeli forces to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon unacceptable, says HarrisTaoiseach says ‘Israel will have to be judged on what it does and not what it says’ amid ‘concerning’ loss of civilian lifeThu Oct 10 2024 - 20:47
Deloitte consultants paid €7.6m for advice and support to State on dealing with Ukrainian refugeesRoderic O’Gorman’s Department of Integration had contract with management consultants since March 2022Thu Oct 10 2024 - 06:00
Simon Harris tells Joe Biden ‘proportionality has been totally lost by the Netanyahu government’Taoiseach says he ‘made clear the position of the Irish people’ on Gaza to US presidentWed Oct 09 2024 - 22:08
Top-ups to Ukrainians in State-funded housing shows welfare cuts were not ‘properly thought through’, says NGODecision in May to reduce welfare has had ‘unintended consequences’ and left people struggling to meet food, transport and other costsWed Oct 09 2024 - 20:45
Ireland and US celebrate enduring ties amid changing times Joe Biden and Simon Harris will meet in the White House on Wednesday against an extraordinary backdropWed Oct 09 2024 - 00:01
Joe Biden postpones centenary event with Taoiseach due to Hurricane MiltonSimon Harris was due to attend ceremony marking 100 years of diplomatic relations but meeting will now take place in the Oval OfficeTue Oct 08 2024 - 06:57
